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Business etiquette class

The Peterson Airman and FamilyReadiness Center in partnership withPikes Peak Community College willoffer a five-week business etiquette classbeginning April 13. The class, heldevery Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., fo-cuses on office and social etiquette, e-mail etiquette, networking, dress forsuccess, interviewing and proper diningetiquette. The class is open to activeduty Air Force military spouses at nocharge. For information or to register,contact Beverly Price at 556-6141.

Adoption workshop

The Airman and Family ReadinessCenter is co-sponsoring an adoptionworkshop and information fair from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. April 24 at the ArmedServices YMCA, 2190 Jet Wing Drive.Registration deadline is April 16. Forinformation, call 556-6141.

Military Appreciation Day

Military Appreciation Day at SixFlags Elitch Gardens is from 10 a.m. to6 p.m. April 21. Tickets are $20 and in-clude a meal. The park will be closed tothe general public. For information, callthe Community Activities Center at556-1733.

Internet safety seminar

The Airman and Family ReadinessCenter is sponsoring an Internet safetyseminar from 3 to 4 p.m. March 15 at theAirman and Family Readiness Center,Building 350. Learn seven ways to pro-tect your family. For information andregistration, call 556-6141 or 333-2213.

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New helmet gives pilots the edgeBy Airman 1st Class Nora Anton

354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska(AFNEWS) — Aircrews at the 18th FighterSquadron have received an importantwarfighting upgrade that can help keepthem head and shoulders above the rest.

Squadron pilots have started using a newhelmet that features the Joint HelmetMounted Cueing System, which improvesbreathing and radio communication as wellas provides better head protection.

The helmets, which costs about $1,000each, holsters a camera and a projector thatassist pilots with air operations. The camerais embedded in the helmet and sits overthe left eye, allowing service members onthe ground to see exactly what the pilotsees, said Staff Sgt. Jeremy Burton, an 18th

FS aircrew life support technician. The pro-jector at the top of the helmet displays in-formation on the inside of the visor over theright eye.

With the new helmet, pilots won’t haveto look at their head-up display as often,Burton said. The stationary HUD, locatedfront and center in the cockpit, displaysflight and target information for pilots.

The advantage of having this new systemis the holographic image that is displayedwherever the pilot looks, said Capt. JeremyWimer, an 18th FS F-16 Fighting Falconpilot.

“The JHMCS has three main assets,”Wimer said. “It gives cueing to our flightmembers to let them know who the friendlyforces are on their radar, it shows who the en-emies are and it also allows us to see ground

targets or our sensor point of interest.” Another feature that will soon be imple-

mented in these new helmets is the capa-bility to employ high off-bore sight withair-to-air missiles, said Wimer, who hasfour years experience flying F-16s.

“This means we will have the capabilityto not only point the aircraft at the enemyto shoot them,” he said, “but also be able toshoot at him no matter what direction we’repointing – I could cue the missile to a targetover my right shoulder if I needed to.”

Wimer said that the cutting-edge tech-nology upgrade’s added improvement tothe human factor of flying.

“The best thing so far is the instant sit-uational awareness it gives pilots,” he said.“I will always know where my flight mem-bers are located.”

Army Space elements maintain continued presenceBy Ed White

SMDC/ARSTRAT Command Release Public Affairs Office

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE —Space soldiers of the 1st Space Brigadehave fought in the Global War onTerror since its beginning, and asteady stream of year-long deploy-ments continue with troops going toOperation Enduring Freedom andOperation Iraqi Freedom to providesupport to the warfighters.

The 1st Space Brigade is composed ofthree battalions. The 1st Space Battalionand the 117th Space Support Battaliondeploy in theater and provide a varietyof direct support capabilities. The 53rdSignal Battalion (SATCON) has groundstations positioned around the globe

and provide key 24/7/365 long haulcommunications to all levels of the gov-ernment from the White House to theDepartment of Defense and other gov-ernment agencies.

Recently the brigade said farewellto three groups of soldiers and one in-dividual soldier who deployed to sup-port the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“Our soldiers and sailors are thefront line of space capabilities that pro-vide key planning and operational sup-port directly to the warfighter,” saidCol. Timothy Coffin, 1st Space Brigadecommander. “These dedicated indi-viduals continue to impress their sup-ported commands with their drive,determination and abilities. They bring

Capt. Jeremey Wimer tries on a newly issued fighter helmet while gearing up Feb. 21 at the 18th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The new helmetmounted queuing system has targeting technology that projects holographic data on the inside right of the visor in the form of a container, or queue and allows pilotsto continually survey and distinguish between friendly and enemy air and ground targets. Wimer is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot.

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During his January visit to southwest Asia, Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, receives a briefing from Capt. Shad Colgate on the functionality of theAir Force's newest munition - the 250-pound Small Diameter Bomb. Colgate is deployed from RAF Lakenheath, England, as officer-in-charge of the 494th Expeditionary MaintenanceSquadron's Munitions Flight. Looking on is AFMC Logistics Director Maj. Gen. Arthur Morrill.

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AFMC plays a big role in war on terrorism By Staff Sgt. Christopher Frost

377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.(AFNEWS) – In the thick of rocket-propelledgrenades, mortars and small-arms fire in a battle,the last thing on a warfighter’s mind would bethanking members of Air Force MaterielCommand for the weapons about to be used.

Using better intelligence offered by AFMC’s

advancements, the warfighter can be sure theposition he’s about to relay the coordinates foris, indeed, a hostile position. After delivering co-ordinates to the F-15E Strike Eagle, he can wipethe sweat from his brow knowing that thesmaller blast radius of the new small diameterbomb on its way doesn’t have a chance ofharming friendly troops in the area.

This example offers a glimpse into what

AFMC has brought into the war on terrorismin the past five years.

Gen. Bruce Carlson, the AFMC commander,witnessed firsthand the impact the commandhas in the war on terrorism following a Januaryvisit to Southwest Asia.

“Technological improvements over the last

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302nd boasts AFRC’s top airman By Tech. Sgt. David D. Morton

302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRC) — For thesecond year in row, the 302nd Services Flight can claimbragging rights to having the Air Force Reserve CommandServices Airman of the Year.

The award winner for fiscal year 2007 is Senior AirmanAngelo Apodaca, 302nd SVF services technician, who vol-unteered for two deployments spanning more than 120-dayincrements during his first four years of military reserve duty.

Apodaca joined the 302nd SVF in March 2003 afterserving as a contractor on Peterson Air Force Base wherehe initially heard about the Air Force Reserve program.

“I had been on base for about three years before I joinedthe Reserve,” Apodaca said. “I think I’ve learned a lot about

leadership and job skills after being deployed.” Apodaca’s first deployment came in 2005 to the United

Arab Emirates. He spent four months serving as a flight linekitchen supervisor and part of a search and recovery team.

“Being on active duty made me more aware of my job re-sponsibilities,” he said. “I consider myself laid-back andhave strong values and belief in the job I do. I love thepeople-oriented and customer service aspect of the job, andthink everyone should consider doing a deployment likethis at least once during their enlistment.”

It wasn’t long after his first deployment that Apodaca vol-unteered for another 180-day tour of duty supporting jointmilitary operations in Alaska, where members of the fourdifferent branches of service combined efforts to constructa road on an Indian reservation in Ketchikan.

While deployed in support of “Operation Alaskan Road”at Camp Wy Wuh, Apodaca served as shift supervisor in thedining facility in charge of two lower ranking Marines andone naval member. For his efforts, Apodaca was awarded theJoint Service Achievement medal.

“He’s gone above and beyond his grade level,” said Tech.Sgt. Joseph Rinaldi, 302nd SVF NCO in charge of readi-ness. “It shows a lot for him to be supervising on deploymentwhile at the rank of senior airman. I know I can give him atask, and don’t have to be there to supervise him. He sets theexample for other airman to follow.”

Apodaca has recently been employed by the Departmentof Corrections at the Lavista Correctional Facility in Pueblo,and is pursuing a career in criminal justice.

“Law enforcement is definitely my passion,” he said. “I’vetaken a couple of classes at Pikes Peak Community Collegetoward an associate’s degree and would like to work for theColorado Springs Police Department. I’ve also applied fora position with the county Sheriff ’s Department.”

His career aspirations and military dedication didn’t gounnoticed by his superiors.

“I wasn’t surprised he was selected for the award,” saidMaster Sgt. Terry Brassard, 302nd SVF NCO in charge ofplans and force management. “I knew we had the rightperson for the award. This is a definite benefit for AirmanApodaca and the 302nd Airlift Wing.”

NORAD Hockey winshockey tournament

By Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin JuataiNORAD Public Affairs

PETERSON AIRFORCE BASE — TheNorth AmericanAerospace DefenseCommand CanadianForces Hockey Teamwon the 2007Prairie Small BaseRegional HockeyChampionship onFeb. 22 after three days ofcompetition at the CanadianForces Base in Wainwright, Alberta.

The majority of Team NORAD practiced and played ex-hibition games locally in Colorado Springs, where NORADis headquartered, but there were a few challenges for coachand player, Canadian Forces Lt. Col. Larry Zaprozan.

“The core of the team is from Colorado Springs,”Zaprozan said, “But we integrated NORAD players fromother bases in the United States.”

In all, five players from U.S. bases in Alaska andOklahoma were also part of the team, but did not have theopportunity to play with the 13 players from ColoradoSprings until the first game of the three-day competition,which began Feb. 19.

Zaprozan said it was a challenge to bring players together,especially when they did not have the opportunity to prac-tice with nearly one-third of their team.

“It was great to take these bunch of guys and kind ofmake them into a team and succeed,” Zaprozan said. “I amreally proud of everybody for playing their roles so well.As the coach and captain of the team, it could be difficultsometimes if they don’t play their roles.”

NORAD is the bi-national command charged with de-fending the airspace over the United States and Canada. Itis based in Colorado Springs, but has elements throughoutboth nations.

Senior Airman Angelo Apodaca, 302nd Services Flight services techni-cian, applies icing to turnovers at the Aragon Dining Hall.

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NORAD announces 2006 annual award winners PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE — North American

Aerospace Defense Command announced its 2006 awardwinners during a ceremony at its headquarters on Feb. 26.

“The work you’re doing is recognized at the very highestlevels of government in the United States, Canada andthroughout the world,” said Adm. Timothy J. Keating, com-mander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command. “It doesn’tmatter if you’re military or civilian, folks are counting on youto defend the homelands of Canada and the United States.”

The annual awards recognize the command’s top per-formers. The 2006 winners are:

Air Force Staff Sgt. Bonnie Lame Bull, CheyenneMountain Directorate, enlisted

Air Force Master Sgt. Jose Hernandez, operations direc-torate, senior enlisted

Canadian Forces Capt. Robert Harvie, training and ex-ercise directorate, company grade officer

Air Force Maj. William Bowman, operations directorate,field grade officer

Lisa Myers, intelligence directorate, civilian employeecategory one

Brian Byrne, programs, resources and analysis direc-torate, civilian employee category three

Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Wilson, National Guard,outstanding community service - military

William Walsh, programs, resources and analysis di-rectorate, outstanding community service – civilian

Lame Bull, an Air Warning Center technician andCommon Operating Picture manager, managed 64 air eventsrequiring tactical action and guided the AWC crew in suc-cessfully monitoring more than 200 air tracks of interest. Shecreated Temporary Flight Restriction overlays for the airmovements of the U.S. president and vice president andCanadian prime minister and, as her crew’s official physicalfitness leader, led the group to a 93 percent success rate. LameBull also completed five college courses toward her bach-elor’s degree and volunteered with organizations includingHabitat for Humanity and Enlisted Against Drunk Driving.

Hernandez, superintendent of NORAD current opera-tions, translated and briefed the NORAD and US-NORTHCOM missions to a Mexican military delegation and

was lead linguist for a team that increased the detection rateand interdiction of illegal narcotics in aircraft bound for theUnited States. He was pivotal in identifying and pursuing acritical information technology equipment upgrade to theCrisis Action Team facility. Hernandez also volunteers withorganizations including the U.S. Air Force/Colorado DrugReduction program, the Civil Air Patrol and Meals on Wheels.

Harvie, an exercise planner, supervised and executed allpractical aspects of the simulation cell for the Vigilant Shield‘07 exercise and improved NORAD simulations by pro-viding detailed guidance to software developers. He coor-dinated with all of the NORAD regions and sectors, theFederal Aviation Administration, Transportation SecurityAdministration, National Military Command Center andCheyenne Mountain Directorate to deconflict air scenarios.Harvie also serves as unit historian for the Canadian com-ponent and actively volunteers in his church.

Bowman, director of the NORAD operations center, pre-pared the NORAD Crisis Action Team in response to an air-craft crash into a New York City building. He served asNORAD liaison in the Super Bowl air security operationscenter, ensuring interagency coordination and under-standing among the Department of Defense, law enforce-ment, U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Forces operationsin binational airspace. Bowman also completed his master’sdegree and volunteers at his church.

Myers, an executive secretary, coordinates all domestic andinternational travel arrangements for the intelligence di-rectorate’s leadership team. She is an expert in the DefenseTravel System and regularly teaches more than 350 peoplein the directorate about the proper method for travel orderprocessing. She guided more than 40 reports, letters andofficial correspondence memorandum to both internal andexternal organizations, on time and without error. Myers alsois a Government Purchase Card cardholder entrusted witha budget of more than $40,000.

Byrne, a joint capability analyst, handled Global War onTerror gap analyses that led to funding for a key study ad-dressing methods of detecting chemical, biological, radio-logical, nuclear and high-explosive materials. He providedexpertise to the Department of Homeland Security in the

development of the National Preparedness System, estab-lishing a reporting system for homeland defense and civilsupport capabilities at the city, country, tribe and state levels.Byrne also volunteers for groups including the Boy Scouts,YMCA and Combined Federal Campaign.

Wilson, an administrative superintendent, served as vicepresident of the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Senior EnlistedCouncil and was chairman of the commands’ annual burgerburn. He is a key member of his church stewardship com-mittee and transports several U.S. Air Force Academy cadetsbetween the academy and church each week.

Walsh, a maritime capability analyst, volunteered withseveral organizations, including Service to Mankind, theSalvation Army, Meet the Troops, Cub Scouts and YMCA.He also helped raise money for a food bank, raised moneyto purchase a hearing dog for a needy local resident andwas chairman of the Monument Fourth of July parade,which drew more than 20,000 spectators.

Master Sgt. Michael Wilson, National Guard, received the outstandingcommunity service award.

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Top 10 things you can do to improve your nutritionMarch is NationalNutrition Month

In observance of National Nutritionmonth, the Peterson Air Force Base Healthand Wellness Center has put together 10ways to increase the nutritional value of abalanced daily diet.

Choose nutrient-dense foods: Nutrient-dense foods contain a large quantity of nu-trients compared to the number of calories.The benefits of nutrient-dense foods arethat they are more filling, they provide valu-able nutrients needed for enhancing fitnessperformance and they contain substancesthat protect against chronic disease and im-prove overall health. Fruits and vegetablesare great examples of nutrient-dense foods.

Calorie control: People don’t have tocount calories, but need to eat in modera-tion to keep an eye on calories. Many timesthe option for lunch is either fast food orbringing your lunch from home. A burger,large fries and a large soda contains 1,540calories, whereas a chicken sandwich onlight bread, an apple, skim milk and two

Oreo cookies only has 550 calories. Keep thisin mind the next time you are going to pick-up fast food.

Avoid portion distortion: Portion sizesat restaurants are getting bigger and bigger.Some tips that can help are asking for adoggy bag, avoiding biggie sizes, sharing ameal, not cleaning the plate, steering clearof all you can eat buffets and choosinghealthier entrees.

Eat frequently: Eat four to six smallhealthy meals a day. This improves yourmetabolism and allows the body to burncalories more efficiently. Try to coordinatecalories with the most active part of yourday. Avoid eating large meals for dinnerbecause most people don’t burn as manycalories in the evening.

Eat slowly: It takes the brain 20 minutesto recognize if you are full. Try to wait 20minutes until you get seconds. It is alsohelpful to eat without watching TV orworking. These activities distract you fromeating and lead people to eat more than theyshould.

Eat more fiber: It is recommended to get25 to 35 grams of fiber a day. Fiber-filled

foods help fill you up with fewer calories.Fiber also helps lower your cholesterol andkeeps you regular. Fruits, vegetables andwhole grains are great sources of fiber.

Drink more water: Drinking 64 ouncesof water per day is recommended. Drinkingone glass of water before a meal may alsohelp curb your appetite.

Eat breakfast: Eating breakfast elevatesyour metabolism and allows you to burncalories more efficiently. Research hasshown that people who eat breakfast aremore alert, have less accidents, experiencefewer weight management issues and burnthree to 10 percent more calories per day.

Don’t be fooled by fad diets: Fad dietshave demonstrated consistently that theydo not work. Diets must be a consistent,on-going method of eating that can bemaintained. Avoid any weight loss methodsthat exclude entire food groups, offer fan-tastic overnight claims and promotes largequantities of supplements.

Understand dietary supplements:Anything found in a supplement can befound in food. Obtaining the supplementsthrough food usually allows for better ab-sorption into the body. In food, supplementsare found in correct combinations with othernutrients and are much less expensive.

National Nutrition Month HAWC Activities

March 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Health Fair at Pediatric ClinicMarch 12, noon to 1 p.m. – Healthy Cooking Demonstration at the HAWC (Registration required)March 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Health Fair at Fitness CenterMarch 19, noon to 1 p.m. – Healthy Cooking Demonstration at the HAWC (Registration required)March 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Health Fair at the Base ExchangeMarch 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Health Fair at the Aragon Dining FacilityFor the Healthy Cooking Demonstrations at the HAWC, you need to register by calling 556-4292. Forthe health fairs, there is no need to register, just show up at the appropriate location.

Service member Tricare eye and vision benefits in full view21st Medical Group

Reading about all the Tricare program’s eye and visionbenefits at once might leave you seeing double, but focusingon the benefits for Prime beneficiaries, makes them easierunderstand.

All Tricare beneficiaries are covered for medically neces-sary eye examinations related to the medical/surgical treat-ment of a Tricare-covered illness, such as cataracts or eyeinjury. Tricare covers screenings for any evidence of disease,

including refractive error (nearsightedness, farsightednessand astigmatism), for all beneficiaries.

However, Tricare Prime beneficiaries must have referralsfor medically necessary eye examinations. Diabetic Tricarebeneficiaries of any age are allowed and encouraged to haveannual eye exams.

Tricare Prime active duty family members may receive anannual routine eye examination from any network providerwithout an authorization or referral. Tricare defines rou-

tine eye examination as an evaluation of the eyes that is notrelated to a medical or surgical condition or to the medicalor surgical treatment of a covered illness or injury.

Tricare Prime retirees and beneficiaries are also eligiblefor an eye exam every two years as part of Tricare’s enhancedwellness benefit. This benefit is designed to promote pre-ventive care and the early detection of disease and includes

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TriCare Prime offers off-base routine eye examination benefit!

No out-of-pocket cost for an eye exam for glasses!• Active-duty dependents are eligible once per year.• Retirees and their dependents are eligible once every two years.

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TriCare Standard, TriCare Reserve and TriCare for Life also accepted. Prescriptions may be filled anywhere. Contact lens evaluation available for additional cost. Call for program details.

The doctors next to LensCrafters are contracted Tricare Prime Providers. They offer three convenient Colorado Springs

Locations for eye examinations with appointments Monday through Saturday. No more waiting for an appointment on base.

comprehensive clinical exams and targeted screening examslooking for signs of disease. When you utilize the enhancedwellness benefit, you do not need a referral from your pri-mary care manager and are not responsible for a co-paymentif a network optometrist or ophthalmologist performs theexam.

In essence, a Tricare Prime active duty family member iseligible to receive an eye exam every year. Retired Prime ben-eficiaries are covered for an eye exam every two years.

Children younger than 5 are entitled to periodic eye andvision screenings from their health care provider as part of

an overall physical examination. A newborn’s visionscreening is covered as part of his or her mother’s maternitybenefit.

Tricare also covers two examinations for children be-tween ages three and six to check for amblyopia and stra-bismus - common disorders that are often referred to aslazy eye. These services are provided as part of your child’svisit to his or her provider.

Neither prescription eyeglasses nor contact lenses arecovered under Tricare, except under limited circumstances.Refer to your Tricare Handbook for the details.

The Tricare Handbook can be found online at www.tri-care.mil.

Vision: Benefits are easy to seeFrom page 6

MPF hours

The Military Personnel Flight will have minimal staffavailable March 9 to 15 due to Exercise Red Devil. Theoffice will be open, but services will be limited. The MPF, including the ID card section, closes at 10:30 a.m.March 16 for training.

Gospel extravaganza

The Peterson Chapel presents Gospel Extravaganza at 3p.m. March 18. For information, contact Senior Master Sgt.Jeffery Smith at 556-6367 or Yvette Telley at 556-8319.

Youth Sports Needs Coaches

The youth sports department needs coaches for a varietyof sports. Being a coach is rewarding and fun in addition tobeing a positive role model. For information, call Les Stewartat 556-5242.

Brown bag series

The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers theBrown Bag Lunch and Learn series at the Family SupportCenter, Building 350. Upcoming meetings include: 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. March 9 - Adult children, aging parents -Long distance care giving and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6- Preparing your lawn and garden for spring

For information or to register, call 556-6141.

Golf tournament

The American Red Cross charity golf tournament is April20 at the Silver Spruce Golf Course. Check-in time is 8 a.m.Cost is $20 plus cart and green fees for the four-manscramble. Registration deadline is April 16. For rules and in-formation, call the Red Cross at 556-7590.

Right Decision Workshop

The next Right Decision Workshops at the ProfessionalDevelopment Center are 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 3 and May8 at Building 350, Suite 2129 (across from legal). Theseworkshops are for first and second term Airmen who areabout one year from their date of separation.

Anyone in need of career guidance before the March 6workshop may contact Master Sgt. Kristin Clark at 244-0959, or Tech. Sgt. Sarah Sparks at 556-9158.

Tag team sweepstakes

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and WorldWrestling Entertainment are tag teaming to provide militaryfamilies with an opportunity to win a trip for two to WWEWrestlemania 23. The “Four Star Furlough Sweepstakes,” in-cluding round trip airfare for two to Detroit, four nights at afour star hotel, two tickets to Wrestlemania 23 and $500 inspending money, is valued at approximately $3,000.

Registration for the sweepstakes can be done atwww.aafes.com by clicking on the “Four Star FurloughSweepstakes” link. No purchase is necessary to enter. TheAAFES/WWE sweepstakes is open to any authorized ex-change shopper who, at the time of entry, is at least 13-years-old, resides in the United States, District of Columbiaor Puerto Rico or is stationed in sweepstakes territory in con-nection with military duties.

Basketball tournament

The Fitness and Sports Center will host a 3-on-3 basket-ball tournament at 8:30 a.m. March 17. Each team must

have at least two dormitory residents. The tournament is free. The deadline to register a team

is March 15 at the fitness center front desk. For information,call 556-1515 or 556-4462.

Spring forward

The U.S. Congress has passed the Energy Policy Act,which changes the dates of both the start and end of day-light saving time. DST now starts three weeks earlier, at 2a.m. March 11, and will end one week later.

Summer camp

The National Military Family Association will hostOperation Purple, a summer camp for children of deployedservice members. Colorado Springs will have its first campat the Air Force Academy’s Farish Recreation Area nearWoodland Park from July 25 to 31.

The free camps are funded through the NMFA and areopen to ages 7 to 16 with a parent who has been deployed,orders to deploy, currently deployed or returning from de-ployment between May 2006 and September 2008. Campsize is limited to 120 youths. Visit www.operationpurple.orgto register (beginning March 15) and for information.

NAF sale

There is a NAF sale March 16 at the former Enlisted Clubfrom 9 to 10 a.m. for dorm residents and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.for all other ID card holders.

Merchandise includes used televisions, chairs, sofas, com-puter equipment, sporting goods, sport shirts, bowling mer-chandise and more. One day sealed bids will be accepted forNAF trucks and vans. Sporting equipment includes crosscountry skis, downhill skis, ski boots, snowboards and waterskis (one pair). Payment methods include personal checks,Visa or MasterCard and cash. Purchases must be removedby 4 p.m. For information, call 556-7435.

ID card section priority

Beginning Feb. 1, the ID Card Customer Service sectionat the Military Personnel Flight will have priority days forthe following groups: Mondays and Wednesdays active dutyin uniform receive priority, Tuesdays and Thursdays civilianemployees and Fridays retirees, contractors and depend-ents. Those seeking service on their non-prioritization daywill receive service, but can expect a longer waiting time. Theprioritization only affects the ID card section.

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The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers classesincluding readiness briefings, sponsorship training, spousejob orientation, pre-separation briefings, financial readiness,resume review and more. For class listings, visit www.amc-ids.org and click on the Peterson link or call 556-6141.

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Speaking to the group of well wisherswho came out for the departure ceremony,Lt. Col. Lee Gizzi, commander of the 1stSpace Battalion said, “We have had an un-broken presence in this fight since the be-ginning. This tells me that the support thatwe bring to the warfighter is critical to mis-sion accomplishment. It also tells me that our

soldiers are giving one hundred and tenpercent over there every single day.”

Another one of the deployed elements isfrom the Colorado Army National Guard’s117th Space Support Battalion. The Guardis not new to space support deployments –another group from the 117th is already intheater providing support.

“These three battalions are each uniquein their purpose, their capabilities and thesupport they bring to the table,” Coffin said.“What they have in common are the dedi-cated soldiers, civilians and contractors whomake it all happen.”

Army: Continued supportFrom page 1

five years have changed the way that wefight this war,” Carlson said. “We don’t dropweapons unless they’re precision weaponsanymore, and we do very little without pre-cision intelligence.”

The improvements range from the smalldiameter bomb, to improved intelligencegathering, to enhanced data links used toget intelligence to the people who need itfaster, Carlson said.

Another improvement has been the useof precision airlift. Carlson said that in thepast, an area as large as a parking lot wouldbe targeted as a drop site. Now, aircrewshave the ability to make a drop on a carwithin that parking lot.

“If you’re sitting on top of a mountain that’sonly 30 yards across, and it ‘s a 60 degree de-cline ... if you miss by just 20 feet, accurate de-livery means an awful lot,” he said.

Viewing the equipment AFMC hasbrought to the fight and talking to theairmen who field it every day was one ofthe reasons Carlson visited Southwest Asia.

“I think it’s unanimous that they like it,”he said. “I didn’t run into a dissatisfied cus-tomer.”

The general also received feedback onwhat could be improved upon, which wasanother reason for his visit.

“I ran into people who had input for meon things we could do better,” Carlson said.“Normally its things we could work to-gether on to do better. I thought it was agreat dialogue.”

In addition to the technological advance-

ments AFMC brings to the war, Carlsonalso said the airmen the command brings tothe fight are just as important. Many airmenare performing “in-lieu of ” work for theArmy, such as intelligence analysis, drivingtrucks, arming .50-caliber machine gunsand performing explosive ordnance dis-posal work.

“However, the most impressive thing wasseeing young airmen at work doing whatwe trained them to do,” Carlson said. “Theunanimous feedback I got from Army andAir Force commanders was ‘Your peopleare doing great. They’re superbly trained.We love them. Send more just like them.’”

AFMC: Assists warefighterFrom page 3

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St. Patrick’s Day parade

The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is March 17. Theparade will be held in downtown Colorado Springs alongTejon Street, beginning at noon. There will be a five-kilo-meter run prior to the parade at 10 a.m. To participate inthe parade call 635-8803.

Mesa Verde turns 100

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Mesa VerdeNational Park and Women’s History Month, Dr. DuaneSmith of Fort Lewis College in Durango will present a lec-ture that tells the story of the women’s group who broughtabout the preservation of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde.Call 385-5990 for reservations.

Black history exhibit

Colorado Springs once had one of the hottest jazz clubsin the West — the Cotton Club. Duke Ellington, LionelHampton and Little Richard appeared at the club thatwas operated by Fannie Mae Duncan until the late 1970s.A photography display, “A Day in the Life of Fannie MaeDuncan” runs through May 12 at the Pioneers Museum.The museum is at 215 S. Tejon St. Admission is free.

Ice show

“Monster, Inc.” is in the World Arena March 22-25,with 7:30 p.m. shows March 23 and 24, and daytimeshows March 24-25. Tickets start at $17, call 576-2626 orstop by the box office.

Musicals

“Aida,” part of the Broadway series, is scheduled forApril 13-14 in the Pikes Peak Center. Call 520-SHOW fortickets.

“The Producers” will be in the Pikes Peak Center May11-13. Call 520-show for ticket information.

Academy concerts

The Academy Concerts series in Arnold Hall Theaterat the Air Force Academy will feature Chip Davis andMannheim Steamroller May 4. Contact the Academy boxoffice at 333-4497 for information. Shows are in ArnoldHall Theater at the Air Force Academy.

Children’s Playhouse

“Lazer Vaudeville” is scheduled for March 31, at theArts Center Theater, 210 N. Santa Fe in Pueblo. Ticketsare $6. For information, call the box office at (719) 295-7222.

Magic

David Copperfield performs his magic March 13 inshows at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. at the Pikes Peak Center, 190S. Cascade Ave. Call 520-SHOW for ticket information.

New planetarium show

“Cosmic Collisions” is the new show in GatesPlanetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature andScience. Dramatic events that took place in the universeare re-created and included in the planetarium show.

Tickets are $8 for the show. The Denver museum is inDenver’s City Park. Take the Colorado Boulevard exitfrom Interstate 25, going north. Call 1-800-925-2250 fortimes, or go to www.dmns.org.

Concerts

“Last of the Breed Tour” is 7:30 p.m. March 13, at theColorado Springs World Arena. The show features WillieNelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price and Asleep at theWheel.

Visit www.worldarena.com or call 576-2626 for ticketinformation.

The Air Force Academy Band presents free concerts inthe Pikes Peak Center, Sunday at 2 p.m., March 4 at 2:30p.m., April 22 at 2:30 p.m. and May 15 at 7 p.m. Pick upfree tickets at the Pikes Peak Center box office.

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By Steve Brady21st Space Wing Public Affairs

A new space control squadron is putting down roots in a fieldat Pete East.

The 21st Operations Group held a groundbreaking ceremonyfor the 76th Space Control Squadron’s new building Feb. 9.

“The 76th is one of Air Force Space Command’s offensiveand defensive counterspace units responsible for operating spacecontrol capabilities,” said Lt. Col. Jim Jennings, 76th SPCS com-mander. “The unit also participates in the evaluation and oper-ation of counterspace technologies to meet combatantcommander requirements.”

The estimated $14 million construction project, an ArmyCorps of Engineers project, will house about 36,000 square feet.Estimated completion for the building is April 2008.

The squadron’s 77 personnel had been located on the flightline in Hanger 104, a rapidly deteriorating hangar. The newbuilding will allow the squadron to “fully optimize” training forits personnel, Jennings said.

76th SPCS launchesnew building on base

Col. Wayne McGee, 21st Operations Group commander, Col. Jay Santee,21st Space Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Jim Jennings, 76th SPCS commanderbroke ground Feb. 9 for the 76th Space Control Squadron building at Pete East.

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Newcomers to Colorado Springs mightwant to explore local history, and a goodplace to start is the McAllister HouseMuseum.

Built in 1873, the McAllister House is lo-cated at 4 S. Cascade Ave.

The house was on what was then thenorthern outskirts of the two-year old town.Although rather modest, with six rooms, itwas one of the most luxurious homes intown.

Most of the town’s homes at that timewere small wooden houses or “Chicago MailOrder Houses.” The McAllister house wasthe first one in town to be made of brick.

The house was designed by GeorgeSummers, an architect who worked for Gen.William Palmer, who founded ColoradoSprings and the Denver and Rio GrandeRailroad.

Summers also designed the ColoradoSprings Denver and Rio Grande train depot,which is still standing on Sierra Madretoday and has been converted into a restau-rant.

The house was built by a local carpenter,Winfield Stratton. Stratton put his own‘trademark’ on the houses by cutting specialdesigns around window and door trim.

The McAllister House Museum, inDowning Gothic Cottage style, was builtfor $5,000.

Maj. Henry McAllister came to ColoradoSprings at the request of Palmer, his formercommander in the 15th PennsylvaniaCavalry.

McAllister was one of several veteranswho had served with Palmer during theCivil War and came west to help him de-velop the town and railroad.

Palmer planned to make the town a greatresort, drawing visitors to town via his rail-road.

McAllister came to Colorado Springs tolook over the town, then called FountainColony, and selected a site to have his housebuilt. He had accepted the position as di-rector of Palmer’s Colorado SpringsCompany. When he first arrived, there wereonly about 20 buildings and 250 inhabi-tants. The D&RG railroad had been oper-ating since October 1871.

When McAllister returned toPennsylvania for his family and belongings,he brought three fireplaces for the newhouse. Since wood was scarce, the fireplaceswere converted to burn coal.

While his house was being built,McAllister became concerned that it would

not be strong enough to withstand theChinook winds prevalent in Colorado.

McAllister had seen the damage causedby these winds when several houses inColorado Springs had been damaged andone of the D&RG trains had been blownoff the track.

After consultations with his carpenter,McAllister decided to add another layer ofbrick to the outside walls and to fasten theroof with reinforcing rods. The finishedhouse had 20-inch thick walls. After 134years, the house is still standing.

The original McAllister house did nothave a kitchen. A small building near theback door served as a kitchen. One wasadded to the house later.

Since the house was on the edge of town,many new families who arrived in town byhorse and wagon set up camp across thestreet from the home.

McAllister was involved in many civicprojects. He helped establish ColoradoCollege in 1874 on land donated by Palmer.

McAllister also brought 5,000 cotton-wood trees to town, planting them alongthe wide streets.

The McAllisters raised their three chil-dren in Colorado Springs and lived here foralmost 50 years. He became a well knownlawyer in Denver. The two daughters,Matilda and Mary, became teachers inColorado Springs.

In 1958, the house was sold by the lastremaining heir. It was scheduled for de-struction and the land was to be used as aparking lot.

The organization of Colonial Dameswanted to save the house and make it amuseum. The group earned enough moneyto purchase the house and restored thekitchen to 1870s style. It was placed on theNational Register of Historic Places andopened as a museum in 1961.

The house has been furnished in the styleof the 1870s, with donated

antiques and some furnishings which be-longed to the McAllister family. McAllisterCivil War canteen and saber are in thehouse, along with his desk and office chairs.The parlor contains a settee given to thedaughter, Mary, by the Palmers as a wed-ding present.

Visitors can take tours of the house from10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursdays throughSaturdays in winter. Summer hours are 10a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays throughSaturdays and Sundays, from noon to 4 p.m.The museum is closed during January.

Victorian-style tea gatherings are usuallyheld on Christmas and Valentine’s Day.

Reservations are required.Admission to the museum is $5 for

adults, $3 for students and $1 for ages 6-13.Children up to 5 years old are admitted free.

Call the McAllister House at 635-7925.Private teas can be arranged for groups of

15 people, for $15 each, including a tour ofthe house.

To reach the museum from Peterson AirForce Base, follow Platte Avenue to CascadeAvenue and turn right. Parking is along thestreet or in a small parking lot behind thehouse, near the carriage house.

Ring the front doorbell to start a tour.(Courtesy of the Fort Carson Mountaineer.)

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Local history dwells in McAllister House Museum

The McAllister House was built in 1873 on the north edge of town, the first brick house built. The house is stillstanding and is sturdy, after 134 years

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AFSPC wins base Over 30 basketball championshipBy Walt Johnson

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Air Force Space Command rode the clutch shooting ofLyron Paul and Andre good to a 57-42 victory over the 21stServices Squadron to capture the 2007 Over 30 intramuralbasketball championship Thursday at the Peterson Sportsand Fitness Center.

AFSPC came into the title game after having breezedthrough the double-elimination tournament with no losses.The Services team came into the game needing a victory toextend the series to a winner take all final game (that wouldhave been played Monday) and extend the most successfulseason for a Services team in more than 20 years.

Prior to the game, many members of the Services com-munity could not hide their admiration for a team that hadplayed its way into the championship game for the firsttime in a long while.

Not only did the services team make it to the championshipgame, many felt they had the team that could win two gamesand bring a title to the squadron so the mood before the gamewas one of hope mixed with anticipation.

Rodney Kindred, AFSPC coach, said he also thought thegame would be hard fought, based on the way the Servicesteam was bringing some good momentum to the game. Hesaid he was concerned because the way Services was playingit was capable of beating any team.

“The Services team was coming into the game on a twogame high and they had a lot of confidence,” he said.“Because of that we wanted to jump on them early and tryto kill them in the first five minutes. But as you saw they werejust what we expected them to be, a very good team and theyhung around with us for the first half of the game.”

Not only did the Services team hang around in the firsthalf, it looked like it was going to be able to win the gameand force a winner-take-all contest in the first 16 minutesof the half.

Services stood toe-to-toe with AFSPC in the scoringcolumn and had a decided edge in rebounding, which al-lowed Services to get second chance points and limit thenumber of points AFSPC got on second looks.

See Victory page 13

Air Force Space Command’s Andre Good,13, fires a jump shot during the Over 30 cham-pionship game Thursday at the PetersonSports and Fitness Center.

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The problem for Services was it had no answer for Paul,who connected for all of his team leading 17 points in thefirst half and 10 of those points in the last four minutes ofthe half.

That was important for AFSPC because Services wasplaying them even before Good hit three crucial shots to givehis team some breathing room in the final four minutes ofthe half.

With Paul adding to the scoring, AFSPC was able to builda 33-22 halftime lead that was deceiving in that most of thelead was built late in the half.

The Services team was down by 11 points but right inthe game if it could come out and score some quick points.Good seemed to sense this also and he came out for thesecond half intent on keeping his team in the lead.

Good scored seven of his 13 points early in the secondhalf and clutch free throw shooting by Shaun Jansen, whomade eight free throws to ice the contest, was enough to carrythe AFSPC team to the championship.

“What can I say about Dre is that He started coaching theteam and then he realized we needed him on the floor as aplayer and you saw today what a special player he can be,”Kindred said.

After the game Kindred, who said the victory was a re-tirement present for him, (he is retiring in April), said hewas proud of the way his team stepped up and met the chal-lenge the game Services team put up.

“I have nothing but respect for the way the Services teamplayed us today and I give them a lot of credit for being anoutstanding team. My guys hung in there when they madethe big run at us, even when they took the momentum awayfrom us for a while in the first half. The key for us was toremember how we got to the championship game and thatwas to have patience on offense and play as a team.

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